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Dan Beckerman

President and Chief Executive Officer, AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group)

Company metric · Company-stated

160M+

Guests AEG, the company he leads, entertains annually

As stated 2026

UCLA Anderson School of Management's biography of Beckerman states that AEG entertains more than 160 million guests annually across its live-entertainment, sports and venue businesses worldwide. It is a company-wide attendance figure, not a personal measure of wealth or income.

Source: UCLA Anderson School of Management — Dan Beckerman biography (retrieved 2026-09-16)

Hero metrics are sourced, person-specific measures of live-music economic footprint. Company metrics are labelled as company metrics; no synthetic score is used.

President and chief executive of AEG, the sports and live-entertainment conglomerate behind AEG Presents, AXS and a global venue portfolio.

Last updated 2026-09-16

In short

Dan Beckerman is President and Chief Executive Officer at AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group). Runs one of the two vertically integrated promoter-venue-ticketing conglomerates that dominate large-scale live entertainment. Dan Beckerman is president and chief executive officer of AEG, the Los Angeles-based sports and live-entertainment company owned by the Anschutz Corporation.

Quick facts

Current role
President and Chief Executive Officer
Primary category
Corporate
Known for
Leading AEG; AEG's venue and real-estate portfolio; Crypto.com Arena development

Executive summary

Dan Beckerman is president and chief executive officer of AEG, the Los Angeles-based sports and live-entertainment company owned by the Anschutz Corporation. He succeeded Tim Leiweke in the role in 2013 after serving as AEG's chief operating officer and chief financial officer, and current company and trade coverage continue to identify him in the role through 2026. [1](https://labusinessjournal.com/la500-2026/media-2026/la500-2026-dan-beckerman/) [2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Beckerman)

AEG's businesses run beneath Beckerman across concert promotion (AEG Presents), ticketing (AXS), and a global venue and real-estate portfolio that includes Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. AEG's own 2025 announcement of a realignment of its international operations states that regional presidents including Alex Hill report to Beckerman as AEG's president and CEO. [4](https://aegworldwide.com/press-center/press-releases/aeg-announces-realignment-international-business-operations)

His public commentary, including 2025 remarks on non-exclusive ticketing at SBJ's AXS DRIVE event, situates him alongside Live Nation's leadership as one of the two chief executives shaping how large venues and touring artists are ticketed in North America. [3](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/09/16/aegs-beckerman-thinks-non-exclusive-ticketing-can-help-the-sports-industrys-future/)

Why Dan Beckerman matters in live music

AEG sits alongside Live Nation as one of the two companies that combine promotion, venue ownership and ticketing at global scale. Beckerman's decisions as chief executive shape investment in venues, the strategy behind AXS's ticketing platform and the direction of AEG Presents' touring business.

His public statements on ticketing exclusivity and venue economics place him directly in the industry's live debate over concentration and access, alongside counterparts at Live Nation.

Career record

  1. 16 years prior to 2013Served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of AEG, according to Wikipedia's sourced summary of his career.
  2. 2013Named president and CEO of AEG, succeeding Tim Leiweke.
  3. 2025–2026Continues in the role, overseeing AEG's realigned international structure and speaking publicly on ticketing strategy.

Sphere of influence

Levels are categorical — Core, Major, Significant, Limited — and each is stated with the evidence it rests on. No numeric score is published, because none would be defensible.

Venue ownership and development
Core
AEG's real-estate and arena portfolio, including Crypto.com Arena, sits under his direct leadership.
Concert promotion
Major
AEG Presents operates as a subsidiary within the company he leads.
Ticketing
Major
AXS, AEG's ticketing platform, operates as a subsidiary within his company.
Sports franchise ownership
Significant
He holds league governorship roles for the LA Kings and LA Galaxy on AEG's behalf.

Entity relationships

Current

  • Dan Beckerman is president and CEO of AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group).

  • Dan Beckerman oversees the ticketing subsidiary led by Bryan Perez.

    Perez runs AXS, AEG's ticketing platform, reporting within AEG's structure.

  • Dan Beckerman oversees the promotion subsidiary led by Jay Marciano.

    Marciano leads AEG Presents, AEG's concert-promotion division.

Timeline

  1. 2013Became president and CEO of AEG.
  2. 2025AEG announced a realignment of its international business, with regional leaders reporting to Beckerman.
  3. 2026Named to the LA500 as AEG's chief executive.

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